By Tim Logan GLOBE STAFF FEBRUARY 16, 2018 After a year of closed-door negotiations with developer Don Chiofaro and the New England Aquarium, city officials say it’s finally time to move forward with a skyscraper Chiofaro wants to build on the Boston Harbor Garage site. The Boston Planning & Development Agency on Friday filed a […]

By Tom Acitelli Jul 20, 2017, 7:20am EDT John Hoey/Flickr The Seaport District is one of Boston’s busiest in terms of new development. This map charts those major projects either recently underway or approved, including plans for what will be one of the largest hotels in New England and the Seaport’s largest single amount of […]

We Are Boston’s Waterfront hosted a community meeting with the Conservation Law Foundation on January 17, prompted by the recent storm flooding, to discuss the changes we are seeing to the waterfront and how we can plan for the future. Over 60 residents from the North End, Waterfront and surrounding neighborhoods attended, packing the Golden Goose Cafe […]

By Beth Teitell, Globe Staff March 26, 2018 Barbara Mayer, a nurse from the South Shore, has been making the same drive to and from the Longwood Medical Area for five years. Today, the trip takes her a good 15 or 20 minutes longer than it used to, an hour and a half compared with […]

Nick DeLuca – BostInno Staff Writer 06/24/15 @11:51am On Wednesday evening, June 24, the Boston Redevelopment Authority will welcome the general public to a community hearing on the Municipal Harbor Planning process. The goal of this congregation, as has been with similar ones held prior and surely more to come, is to hammer out details for […]

Boston Globe, June 23, 2015 By Jon Chesto and Dan Adams Globe Staff | Globe Correspondent The New England Aquarium on Monday came out in opposition to developer Don Chiofaro’s plan to build a 600-foot tower on its doorstep, declaring that the aquarium would face “substantial financial risks” if the massive project goes forward.

Boston Magazine The BRA crowdsources ideas for a better Boston. by Mark Pasnik May 13, 2015 Every 50 years seems like a rare enough occurrence to warrant a 24-hour celebration. And sure enough, to honor the launch of Boston’s first comprehensive planning in two generations, the BRA held the Innovative Design Alternatives Summit (IDeAS for […]

By Matt Conti NorthEndWaterfront.com June 17 2015 Waterfront residents packed into the Pilot House for a standing-room only meeting with State Representative Aaron Michlewitz to express their concerns about the proposed Lewis Wharf Hotel plan filed earlier this month by JW Capital Partners. Several North End / Waterfront buildings were represented at the meeting by condominium residents from Lewis Wharf, […]

By Steve Adams Banker & Tradesman Staff June 11, 2015 Plans to redevelop Boston’s Hook Lobster pound property into a luxury residential tower got a boost as officials released a new set of guidelines for waterfront development. The family that owns the half-acre property at Atlantic and Northern avenues wants to build a 285-foot-tall residential […]

By Jon Chesto GLOBE STAFF JUNE 10, 2015 After eight years of trying, developer Don Chiofaro is about to receive preliminary approval from Boston officials to build one of the city’s tallest towers, a megaproject that would redefine one of the most prominent stretches of the waterfront.